Biography
Bess Meredyth (born Helen Elizabeth MacGlashen, February 12, 1890 – July 13, 1969) was a screenwriter and silent film actress. The wife of film director Michael Curtiz, Meredyth wrote The Affairs of Cellini (1934) and adapted The Unsuspected (1947). She was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Filmography
all 83
Movies 83
Writer 77
Screenplay 2
Director 2
Writer
The Mark of Zorro (1974)
Movie
Writer
The Unsuspected (1947)
Movie
Writer
That Night in Rio (1941)
Movie
Writer
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Movie
Writer
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
Movie
4
Writer
The Great Hospital Mystery (1937)
Movie
Writer
Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
Movie
4.67
Writer
Half Angel (1936)
Movie
Writer
Under Two Flags (1936)
Movie
Writer
Metropolitan (1935)
Movie
Screenplay
Folies Bergère (1935)
Movie
Writer
The Mighty Barnum (1934)
Movie
Writer
The Iron Duke (1934)
Movie
Writer
The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
Movie
Writer
Looking Forward (1933)
Movie
Writer
Strange Interlude (1932)
Movie
4
Writer
Red-Headed Woman (1932)
Movie
Writer
Polly of the Circus (1932)
Movie
Writer
West of Broadway (1931)
Movie
Writer
The Cuban Love Song (1931)
Movie
Writer
Laughing Sinners (1931)
Movie
Writer
The Prodigal (1931)
Movie
Writer
Romance (1930)
Movie
6
Dialogue / Writer
Our Blushing Brides (1930)
Movie
3.5
Writer
The Sea Bat (1930)
Movie
Writer
In Gay Madrid (1930)
Movie
Writer
Chasing Rainbows (1930)
Movie
Writer
Wonder of Women (1929)
Movie
Screenplay / Continuity
A Woman of Affairs (1928)
Movie
6
Writer
The Mysterious Lady (1928)
Movie
10
Writer
The Scarlet Lady (1928)
Movie
Writer
The Yellow Lily (1928)
Movie
Writer
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1928)
Movie
Writer
Sailors' Wives (1928)
Movie
Writer
Rose of the Golden West (1927)
Movie
Writer
The Magic Flame (1927)
Movie
Writer
When a Man Loves (1927)
Movie
Writer
Irish Hearts (1927)
Movie
Writer
The Third Degree (1926)
Movie
Writer
Don Juan (1926)
Movie
1
Writer
The Sea Beast (1926)
Movie
Continuity
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Movie
6
Writer
The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted (1925)
Movie
Writer
A Slave of Fashion (1925)
Movie
Writer
The Red Lily (1924)
Movie
6.36
Writer
Thy Name Is Woman (1924)
Movie
Writer
Strangers of the Night (1923)
Movie
Writer
The Dangerous Age (1923)
Movie
Writer
One Clear Call (1922)
Movie
Writer
The Woman He Married (1922)
Movie
Writer
Grand Larceny (1922)
Movie
Writer
The Song of Life (1922)
Movie
Writer
The Grim Comedian (1921)
Movie
Writer
The Fighting Breed (1921)
Movie
Writer
The Man from Kangaroo (1920)
Movie
Writer
The Big Little Person (1919)
Movie
Writer
The Man Who Wouldn't Tell (1918)
Movie
Director
A Pair of Pink Pajamas (1918)
Movie
Writer
The Romance of Tarzan (1918)
Movie
Writer
That Devil, Bateese (1918)
Movie
Writer
The Red, Red Heart (1918)
Movie
Director
Morgan's Raiders (1918)
Movie
Writer
Scandal (1917)
Movie
Writer
Pay Me! (1917)
Movie
Writer
The Midnight Man (1917)
Movie
Writer
The Little Orphan (1917)
Movie
Writer
Bringing Home Father (1917)
Movie
Writer
The Heart of a Show Girl (1916)
Movie
Writer
The Wedding Guest (1916)
Movie
Writer
The Trey o' Hearts (1914)
Movie
Writer
The Severed Hand (1914)
Movie
Writer
The Forbidden Room (1914)
Movie
Writer
Women and Roses (1914)
Movie
Writer
Cupid Incognito (1914)
Movie
Writer
The Way of a Woman (1914)
Movie
Writer
The Voice of the Viola (1914)
Movie
Writer
The Countess Betty's Mine (1914)
Movie
Writer
Cross Purposes (1913)
Movie
Writer
The Gratitude of Wanda (1913)
Movie
Writer
The Mystery of Yellow Aster Mine (1913)
Movie
The Sailor's 1st Sweetheart
A Sailor’s Heart (1912)
Movie
Writer
The Modern Prodigal (1910)
Movie
Writer
The Shadow of Lightning Ridge
Movie
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderFemale
Birthday1890-02-12
Deathday1969-07-13 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceBuffalo, United States of America
RelationshipsMichael Curtiz (1929-01-01 - 1962-01-01)
ChildrenJohn Meredyth Lucas
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsHelen Elizabeth MacGlashen, Bess Meredith
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